Skeletal System Puzzle
Across
- 5. bone body
- 8. Mature bone cells
- 9. Attachment point for ligaments & tendons
- 11. mass repair tissue that bridges the broken ends of the bone
- 14. absorption of calcium and phosphate from digestive tract
- 16. a break in a bone
- 17. Small round;embedded in tendons
- 18. Thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity
- 19. process of bone development
- 20. Unspecialized stem cells
Down
- 1. occurs straight across the long axis of a bone
- 2. low levels of calcium
- 3. calcium & phosphorus
- 4. secreted by the thyroid gland
- 6. openings that allow blood vessels to enter the bone
- 7. vertebrae, facial bones
- 10. Contains epiphyseal plates
- 12. one side of bone is broken
- 13. joints
- 15. Thin & Curved